M/S Gauri Shankar Agriproducts Private Limited v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14333 of 2016 =========================================================== M/s Gauri Shankar Agriproducts Private Limited through its Managing Director, Rajesh Kumar, S/o late Shiv Shankar Prasad, R/o Chanpatia, P.S.- Chanpatia, District- West Champaran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Food and Consumer Protection, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited through the Managing Director, Patna, Bihar.

3. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Patna, Bihar.

4. The Head (Finance), Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Patna, Bihar.

5. The District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Bettiah, West Champaran.

.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : M/s Saket Tiwary and Sanjeev Kumar Dubey, Advs. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Arvind Ujjwal, SC-4 Mr. Sushil Kumar Malik Mr. Aditya Prakash Sahay, Adv.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 23-01-2017 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent.

In this case, the petitioner is seeking the payment of Rs.26,72,459.95 (Rs. Twenty six lakh seventy two thousand four hundred fifty nine and ninety five paise).

As per the case of the petitioner, he is a Miller in name and style mentioned in the cause title, was supplied the paddy for milling, handling and transporting and after the successful milling and

Patna High Court CWJC No.14333 of 2016 dt.23-01-2017 2/2 transporting, he has placed his bill for payment, which has been verified and approved by the District Manager, B.S.F.C., Bettiah for payment, but till date he has not received any amount out of the aforesaid bill. He further submits that others, who are similarly situated, have been paid, but the present petitioner has not been paid any amount.

This Court directs the Managing Director, Bihar State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation, Patna to examine the case of the petitioner and release the admitted amount of the petitioner taking into consideration that bill has been verified and approved by the District Manager, B.S.F.C., Bettiah, West Champaran and pay the same without unnecessary delay preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The petitioner will have liberty to claim the interest over the principal amount.

With the above observation/direction, this petition is disposed of.

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